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Massive generational gap: Gen Z flocks to multiplayer, while 55+ sticks to single-player (www.techspot.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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New research shows a massive generational divide in game genre preferences. A study by MIDiA Research surveyed 9,000 gamers across several countries including the US, UK, Germany, and South Korea. It found that online player-vs-player games are more popular than single-player ones among audiences aged 16-24. Only 30% of this bracket wants to play alone, while a whopping 68% of them would rather play online or couch co-op.

Survey: https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/most-gamers-prefer-single-player-games

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I'm not that old, but time is flying at me, and in my experience it's that older people don't have the same time options and skill level to "git gud" at newer games and that just makes online games less fun for some of us. So single player games we can take our time on and finish without somebody in the headset barking at us. I really prefer things like Fortnite STW these days, I can log in and choose to pair up with others or go it alone and I have the option to choose my difficulty level with the different biomes.

It's ok, one day Gen Beta will be the same way with the Z's, it's the circle of life.

I still play online some, but I've come to the conclusion I'm not great at it and never will be and I'm ok with that.